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Art adviser investigating after Hong Kong lawsuit says US$1 million painting is fake

South Korean Choi Eun-ha filed lawsuit in Hong Kong after auction house told her painting by renowned Korean artist Lee Ufan was forgery.

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Hong Kong customs arrests 2 for allegedly smuggling cocaine in their bodies

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Hong Kong teacher jailed for 6 months for taking upskirt videos of pupils

Magistrate notes Chan Yue-tak, 26, who secretly filmed 13-year-old girls in his class, had ‘relatively high’ risk of reoffending.

The Tuen Mun Law Courts Building. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
The Tuen Mun Law Courts Building. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

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Hong Kong police place HK$1 million bounties on 6 more activists

Nineteen opposition figures currently on list of people wanted for allegedly violating Beijing-imposed national security law.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong launches facial recognition tech for entry to street in border town

Chung Ying Street is inside restricted border town, with revamped checkpoint aimed at speeding up clearance for workers and residents.

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Hong Kong tutoring centre owner slapped with 240 hours of community service

Court orders director of Brilliant Education to compensate eight parents who paid fees for programmes shortly before business’ abrupt closure.

Brilliant Education, which operated five centres in Kornhill, Chai Wan, Shau Kei Wan, Ho Man Tin and Siu Sai Wan, shut down in July. Photo: Dickson Lee
Brilliant Education, which operated five centres in Kornhill, Chai Wan, Shau Kei Wan, Ho Man Tin and Siu Sai Wan, shut down in July. Photo: Dickson Lee

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Hong Kong fans of Jay Chou swindled out of HK$180,000 from fake tickets

‘King of Mandopop’ will perform at Kai Tak Sports Park next year, as police warn fans to only purchase through official channels.

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Ex-Citigroup stock trader wins unfair dismissal case in Hong Kong

Citigroup was also sued by traders it fired in London and Tokyo before being fined by the SFC in 2022.

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Hong Kong businessman jailed for 49 months over 2019 Yuen Long MTR riot

Tang Ka-man, 46, was sentenced for taking part in a riot with white-clad mob that attacked protesters and commuters.

Businessman Tang Ka-man (pictured in September 2024) has been sentenced to 49 months in prison. Photo: Brian Wong

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Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong plumber, 72, dies after being hit on head while unloading pipes

Man was offloading water pipes from a crane truck at a Sheung Shui construction site, investigation shows.

The incident happened at a construction site near Man Kok Village in Sheung Shui. Photo: Handout
The incident happened at a construction site near Man Kok Village in Sheung Shui. Photo: Handout

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Hong Kong police arrest 25 people in crackdown on illegal street racing

Police are ramping up enforcement ahead of Christmas to protect public safety.

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Accidents and personal safety

Hongkonger arrested after car hits man, police seize alleged ‘space oil’

The force found 28 e-cigarette cartridges allegedly containing ‘space oil’ after searching the car.

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Hong Kong police arrest man in connection with 6 burglaries in Sha Tin

Arrest follows reports from schools of burglaries last week, as officers also connect man to other cases, with losses reaching HK$25,000.

Police display items seized as evidence in the burglaries. Photo: Handout

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Hong Kong police arrest man linked to 13 burglaries, mostly at kindergartens

Police warn they will step up patrols over holiday season, with 46-year-old suspect accused of carrying out burglaries in seven-month period.

Some of the items allegedly stolen in the spate of burglaries. Photo: Handout
Some of the items allegedly stolen in the spate of burglaries. Photo: Handout

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Cigarette smuggling activities in Hong Kong surpass pre-pandemic levels: customs

Between January and November, authorities cracked 19,459 cases involving black market cigarettes, representing a 65 per cent increase over the total for all of last year.

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154 arrested in Hong Kong as police crack down on internet, phone scammers

The 214 victims, aged between 17 and 78, suffered losses of HK$289 million, police say.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong animal charities call for stricter penalties for dog poisoning

SPCA and Team for Animals in Lantau South say harsher penalties are needed to deter criminals after former Miss Hong Kong loses two of her dogs.

Writing on social media earlier this week, Miss Hong Kong 2020 winner Lisa-Marie Tse lamented the death of her two dogs and the poisoning of a third. Photo: Instagram/ lisamarie_tse
Writing on social media earlier this week, Miss Hong Kong 2020 winner Lisa-Marie Tse lamented the death of her two dogs and the poisoning of a third. Photo: Instagram/ lisamarie_tse

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Hong Kong police arrest 39 who allegedly staged accidents to claim funds

Suspects faked 33 traffic accidents to fraudulently claim around HK$2 million from government’s Traffic Accident Victims Assistance Scheme.

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Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai denies his call for Xi to step down equals incitement

Testimony by Apple Daily founder centres on comments he made during online broadcast series in which he argued Covid pandemic had revealed danger of Beijing’s control of information.

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Hong Kong customs seizes HK$160 million worth of drugs in run up to Christmas

Officers arrest 22 people in 83 detected cases at airport, seize total of 373kg of cannabis, ‘ice’ and other drugs between November 1 and Monday.

Drug syndicates have attempted to smuggle 373kg of drugs hidden in items such as a decorative snowman through the Hong Kong airport ahead of the Christmas holidays. Photo: Jelly Tse
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